Al-Humazah
Also known as Surah 104, Sura 104
Al-Humazah (: "The Backbiter", "The Slanderer", or "The Scorner") is the 104th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an, with 9 āyāt or verses. Woe to every backbiter, slanderer, who amasses wealth ˹greedily˺ and counts it ˹repeatedly˺, thinking that their wealth will make them immortal! Not at all! Such a person will certainly be tossed into the Crusher. And what will make you realize what the Crusher is? ˹It is˺ Allah's kindled Fire, which rages over the hearts. It will be sealed over them, ˹tightly secured˺ with long braces.
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Al-Humazah is the 104th chapter of the Qur'an, consisting of nine verses that condemn backbiting, slander, and greed while warning of severe punishment in the afterlife. The chapter matters to Muslims as a spiritual teaching about moral behavior and the consequences of character flaws like mockery and obsessive wealth-accumulation.
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Key facts
- Surah.number
- 104
- Surah.number 3
- 104
- Surah.name
- Al-Humazah
- Surah.name ar
- ٱلهُمَزَة
- Surah.name en
- The Slanderer
- Surah.prev_sura
- Quran 103
- Surah.next_sura
- Quran 105
- Surah.classification
- Meccan
- Surah.othernames
- The Traducer, The Gossipmonger, The Backbiter
- Surah.juz
- 30
- Surah.verses
- 9
- Surah.words
- 33
- Surah.letters
- 133
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Al-Humazah (: "The Backbiter", "The Slanderer", or "The Scorner") is the 104th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an, with 9 āyāt or verses. Woe to every backbiter, slanderer, who amasses wealth ˹greedily˺ and counts it ˹repeatedly˺, thinking that their wealth will make them immortal! Not at all! Such a person will certainly be tossed into the Crusher. And what will make you realize what the Crusher is? ˹It is˺ Allah's kindled Fire, which rages over the hearts. It will be sealed over them, ˹tightly secured˺ with long braces.
The Surah takes its name from the word humazah occurring in the first verse. The main statement in this surah is the Consequences of man in loss. It condemns those who slander others, whether by speech or action, and imagine that their own wealth will keep them immune from death, and describes the doom of Hell which awaits them.